Means for renovating printer&#39;s type



Aug. 9, 1927. 1,638,033

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Aug. 9, 1927. 1,638,033

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K sYms ATTORNEY,

Patented Aug W27.

STAT-ES ISIIDORE HIRSCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MEANS FOR RENOVATING PBINTERS TYPE.

Application filed October 14, 1926. Serial No. 141,458.

My present invention, like that set forth in my Concurrent application'Serial No. 44,499, filed July 18th, 1925, is designed to afford adequate means whereby printers type may be quickly and conveniently manipulated for cleansing purposes without disturbing the relative arrangement thereof as distributed to the box compartments of a compositors ordinary case in which the separate letters of .a font of type are segregated in a man ner well known in the art, and the invention consisting primarily and essentially, in the specific combination, construction and arrangement of component parts and appurtenances oi the rotatabletype-holding and washing apparatus described and claimed, 'wherehy these and other advantageous resuits are attained, the distinctive feature in the present case being the unitary constructionoi wash-tray corresponding in size, shape, compartments to a compositors type case,

trunnion means admitting oi rota- 1 west tray cover.

accompanying drawings l illustrate it a. "c l ernho of the essential teatules my invention in type cleaning appahe character designated, comprisingtray med a" series of intersticed or reticulatedpocl is compartments correnumher, and relative arindividual type-box compartments oi the compositor s case in conjunction with which the tray is to he used, together with reticulated means for retaining types therein, and for rotating the same, for thepurpose set i orth, although I do not restrict myself to the identical term spending in sire, rangement to the and construction or" component parts shownby way of exemplitication herein, since changes may he made in minor details, and equival mechanical expedients resotrted to, like results, and without departmg from the spirit and intent of my invention in this respect,

Fig. i, represents a top view of the open face of a unitary type wash-tray;

Fig. 52, is a side elevation, partly in section onplane of line 2-42, Fig. 1; representing the wash-tray shot-ii herein as superposed on the type setter case for which it is proshown Fig. Fig.

. s an end elevation ot'the'wash-tray the tray, cover; elevation thereor;

i "view oi provided with a detachable room for freedom movement 0' th ty es wash-tray T,

Fig. 6, is a View of one of the cover bolt rods.

The wash-tray T, is of a length and width corresponding in size and shape to the; compositors type case for which it is especially provided, and is formed with a series of pockets or type receptacles t, 2,, the entrances of which (as indicated particularly in Fig. 1, of the drawings) coincide in size and shape with the type-box compartments a, of the compositors type case C, it being understood, of course,that each special form and arrangement of compositor s type case I C, requires a corresponding modification in the. construction and arrangement or my integral unitary wash-tray The type receptacles or pockets t, in the wash-tray are deeper and of greater internal area and capacity than the corresponding typehoa-compartments c, in compositors case C, so as to ample in the pockets during the rctativ-e operatioh; and the side and end w pockets are reticu ted. to admit or sage oi a cleansing liquid. use, the wash-tray T, is superposed the compositor s type case (3, edicated in Fig. 2E, and when thus super, osed and clamped together hy ce pasmeans. temporary combination oi wash-tray and type case C, is reversed, resulting in the transfer of the types from the heir-compartmerits c, in the coinpositors case S, to the corresponding and coincident type pockets 5', in the wash-tray T, after which the said case (3, is disconnected and removed "irom the wash-tray After the disconnection and removal of the compositor s type case G, from the washtraft T, as above stated, a reticulated cover "i, is positioned over the otherwise open "face of the wash-tray T, being secured thereto hy longitudinal bolt rods 9, h, which are inserted in and through eye-knuckles If, 25, provided for the purpose on the sides of the wash-tray T, and in and through like, hut intervening eye-knuckles a, a, on the longi tudinal sides of the screen or cover A, there- 'hy confining the types in the pockets '5', of

suitable 'lrunmons i 73 are provided on the ends or the wash-tray T, tor the purpose of rotatahly mounting it and its reticulated cover A, upon and in such relation to tank containing a suitable cleansing liquid that the..

the use of dirty type,

rotation. of the covered Wash-tray therein by suitable mechanical expedient insures the immersion, agitation and cleansing of the types in the pockets 5, of the Wash-tray T.

At the conclusion of the Washing operation, the cover A is removed from the Washthe cleaned type practically as good as new,

in its original relative character arrangement in said case.

Thus by the use of my type Washing apparatus as herein set faces, but also other portions of the'indi'- vidual types are cleansed and renovated in such manner as to restore them. substantially to their original state and condition as before use, so that prints made therefrom Will be clean, clear and perfect, eliminating the efiects of oil feet conditions incidental to as will be readilyunderstood by those conversant, practically, With the art ating the former necessity fordiscarding old type fonts, and their replacement by new: 1

thereby restored to its original forth, not only the of typography, and thus'obvi f I meaoas fonts, an expensive expedient as compared with my system of'type renovation,

It is to be understood that by the term reticulated clude intersticed or foraminulous structures of any kind adapted to admit of the passage of liquid therethrough, although in the pres ent instance they are shown as of Wire mesh,

An important incidental advantage of my process of renovation is' that the type is sanitary condition, so that its manipulation may be effected Without dangerto the compositor.

It is to be understood that the type pockets t, may be made other than angular in shape with like results if so desired..-

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patenh is 'lype cleaning apparatus of the character with a series of reticulated type pockets coin cident in number and arrangement vwith the individual type box compartments of a comp'ositors type case, a reticulated cover for said wash-tray, and means for detachably securing said cover to said" Waslrtray, the latter being-formed with trunnions for the purpose and substantially in the manner set ort isrioonn nrnscn,

as herein used, I mean to in--.

50 designated, comprising a Wash-tray formed 7 

